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ISHS, as a CrossRef member is now complying with CrossRef regulations. Consequently a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) has been assigned to each of the 60.000+ Acta Horticulturae articles published so far. When you check out www.actahort.org you will notice the DOI for each individual article.

Fighting bioterrorism – Europe works on master plan. Specialist laboratories capable of detecting biological weapons are coming together to try to work on a master plan so that Europe is ready in the case of a bioterrorist attack. Bioterrorism is the intentional release of harmful biological agents such as bacteria, viruses, or toxins. To protect citizens and national infrastructure, the race is on to improve Europe's preparedness.

IX International Symposium on In Vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding; Giza, Egypt, 11-17 January 2016

First announcement is now available on the symposium website. For more information about the symposium, please go to http://www.ishs.org/symposium/492

International Symposium on Succulents and Other Ornamentals, Ambalavayal, Wayanad, Kerala (India), 24-27 January 2016

Please check out the symposium website including the First Announcement and call for abstracts.

Abstract submission is now open http://www.actahort.org/members/symposiar?nr=597
Deadline for the abstract submission: 17 August, 2015!

International Symposium on Carob: a Neglected Species with Genetic Resources for Multifunctional Uses
Antalya, Turkey, 9-12 May 2016

Call for Abstracts - Abstract submission deadline: 15 November, 2015

For more information about the symposium, please go to http://www.ishs.org/symposium/574

International Symposium on Role of Plant Genetic Resources on Reclaiming Lands and Environment Deteriorated by Human and Natural Actions
Shiraz, Iran, 16-20 May 2016

Please check out the symposium website to find detailed information and the First Announcement.

Abstract submission will start 15 November 2015.

For more information, please go to http://www.ishs.org/symposium/573

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Check out the new issue of eJHS online at http://www.pubhort.org/ejhs/ (Volume 80, issue 3) including the following articles:

For reasons beyond ISHS control the II International Workshop on Vineyard Mechanization and Grape and Wine Quality scheduled to take place July 26-29, 2015 in Fredonia, NY (United States of America) unfortunately had to be cancelled. For more details contact Terence Bates, 6592 West Main Road, Portland, NY 14769, United States of America. E-mail: trb7@cornell.edu or Dr. Nick Dokoozlian, E & J Gallo, P. O. Box 1130, Modesto, CA 95353, United States of America. Phone: (1)5596466587, Fax: (1)5596466593, E-mail: nick.dokoozlian@ejgallo.com

III Southeast Asia Symposium on Quality Management in Postharvest Systems, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 13-15 August 2015

The deadline for abstract submission has been extended! Go to http://www.actahort.org/members/symposiar?nr=552 and submit your abstract before the new deadline: June 30, 2015.

III International Conference on Agricultural and Food Engineering - CAFEi2016 - Sustaining Agriculture, Preserving Life
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 23-25 August 2016

First annoucement is now available on the symposium website. See "Download Brochure".
Check out the symposium website as well to find all the details about submitting your abstract.
Abstract submission deadline: 30 September, 2015.

VIII International Symposium on Light in Horticulture, East Lansing, MI (United States of America), 22-26 May 2016

Oral Abstract Submission Deadline Extended: 31 May 2015
Poster Abstract Deadline Extended: 31 October 2015.

10th International Workshop on Sap Flow will be held in Fullerton, California (USA) from May 22 to May 26 of 2017

More details will be made available in due course. Check out http://www.ishs.org/calendar for updates.

III EUFRIN Plum and Prune Working Group Meeting on Present Constraints of Plum Growing in Europe - Skopelos, Greece, 20-21 August 2015

First announcement is now available on the symposium website - Call for abstracts!

It is our pleasure to invite EUFRIN Plum and Prune WG members and other scientists to attend the 3rd meeting which is organized by and is focused on: "Present Constraints of Plum Growing in Europe"

The meeting is intended to deal with the following main topics:

VIII International Symposium on New Ornamental Crops and XII International Protea Research Symposium and XVII International Protea Association Conference
Perth, Australia, 20-24 August 2015

Counting down to Perth hosting international conference on Proteaceae and new ornamental crops

The programme brochure of the VIII International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops has been made available. Download the flyer (see link below) or check out http://www.ishs.org/symposium/438 for more details.

The latest newsletter of the ISHS Section on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits is available for download from the Section home page: http://www.ishs.org/tropical-and-subtropical-fruits

• "Kenya has a shortage of competent horticultural staff at institutional and commercial levels."
• "Horticulture is facing a crisis in the United Kingdom."
• "Is horticulture a withering field in the USA?"
• "Concerns over shortage of agriculture graduates In Australia."
• "Uganda's flower sector faces an imminent shortage of qualified managers and supervisors in flower firms."
• "New Zealand horticulture requires a net increase of 7,800 qualified people by 2025 with an additional 26,300 people needed to cover natural attrition."
• ...

Horticulture is a labour intensive sector that is important for human wellbeing: 'agriculture supplies protein, carbohydrates and staple crops - but we would have a pretty boring life without horticulture.' Nevertheless, in many countries, faculties of agriculture and their departments of horticulture have been swallowed by schools of life or earth sciences. As a result horticulture gets attention only as a side subject when specific crops are being addressed.

The International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) held the board meeting early December at Kyoto University, for the first time to have one in Japan, and took the opportunity to make a courtesy visit to the university's Graduate School of Agriculture (GSA) leadership on 5 December.

The call for abstracts for the XI International Mango Symposium has been extended until Friday 21 November 2014.

Please click here for further details http://www.ishs.org/symposium/331

Millions of smallholder banana farmers in Tanzania and Uganda are set to benefit from a new $13.8 million project to develop and distribute higher-yielding, disease-resistant hybrid banana varieties. The effort is being funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Rony Swennen, a professor at KU Leuven (Belgium) and head of banana breeding at IITA, is leading the project.

The 29th International Horticultural Congress (IHC2014), an outstanding success and unique opportunity in terms of advocacy for the profession. Held in Brisbane from 17-22 August 2014, it attracted 3,400 delegates from 106 countries.

On August 21, 2014, at the ISHS General Assembly in Brisbane, Australia which took place at the 2014 International Horticultural Congress (IHC2014) the new ISHS Board came into office for a 4-year term until the next International Horticultural Congress (IHC2018) in Istanbul, Turkey.

From left to right: Jozef Van Assche, Rod Drew (President), Jens Wünsche, Jill Stanley, Silvana Nicola, Ryutaro Tao, Yves Desjardins and Yüksel Tüzel

For contact details check out http://www.ishs.org/ishs-board

The ISHS Commission Quality and Postharvest Horticulture is pleased to announce the setup of a new Working Group "Modelling of Postharvest Processes"

For more details check out the Working Group home page at http://www.ishs.org/modelling-postharvest-processes and make sure to join and update your ISHS membership profile accordingly in case you have an interest in the subject.